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This was one pudding that I used to make frequently years back . Later as I got more interested in layered ( or complicated, as my friends would say 🙂 ) , this pudding recipe remained forgotten among the recipe books. After a long time , made this pudding again last month, when elder son’s friends had come over . Kids loved it and the pudding disappeared real fast.

This is a fairly easy pudding with few ingredients – milk, cocoa powder, condensed milk, whipping cream and gelatine. The step by step procedure is given below.

Add 4 tbsp cocoa powder to 1 cup of warm milk in a bowl . Stir well. Double boil this cocoa mixture ( To double boil – Heat a pan filled with water and place the bowl over the pan without touching the water ). Stir till the mixture gets thicker.

CHOCOLATE PUDDING

INGREDIENTS

Milk – 2 cups

Cocoa powder – 4 tbsp

Condensed milk – 1 tin

Water – 1/2 cup

Gelatin – 2 1/2 tbsp

Whipped cream – 1 1/2 cup

METHOD

Add 4 tbsp cocoa powder to 1 cup of warm milk in a bowl . Stir well. Double boil this cocoa mixture ( To double boil – Heat a pan filled with water and place the bowl over the pan without touching the water ). Stir till the mixture gets thicker.

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Back to blogging after a long break… Hubby’s parents and sister n family were with us for 2 months vacation. Was really engrossed with the cooking, outings , shoppings 😉 Kids were all excited to have cousins over ..

One day my father in law showed me an article that came in the newspaper . The author was mentioning how hectic it was with her family visiting them for vacation and how she will miss them when they go back , but at the same time she was longing to get back to her usual routine and writing . My father in law was pulling my leg asking if that was how I too feel , the only difference would be that I am not into writing 😉 I replied laughing , I will get back to my blog later.. 🙂 But now house does feel a little empty without them here…

After the No Bake Dates Cheesecake here is yet another no bake cheesecake for you. Since it is mango season what better option other than mangoes? And this recipe is for all my friends who have been asking for easy , not complicated recipes.. 🙂 This recipe takes only about 15 minutes to prepare.. (apart from the freezing time) And you have a rich delicious cheesecake that will make others go for a second serving .. . I had made this no bake mango cheesecake when in laws were here.. And it was well appreciated. Preparing the cheesecake in individual glasses is a great idea as they give a visual appeal too.. or you could use a loose bottomed spring form pan.

I found this recipe from the beautiful blog Maria’s Menu. I have been following her blog for a long time now, even before my blogging days. Do try out this recipe. ..

I love puddings… and I love to cook them too… Actually I am always on the look out for new pudding recipes, it’s kind of my weakness 🙂 …During one vacation in Kerala , while I was searching recipe books for pudding recipes , Zareena (my sister in law) said that she has got a new recipe from her friend – it is a five layer pudding.. Five layers? Now I got really excited. So Zareena and I got to work and made the pudding, both of us really eager to see how the layers would turn out. While we were whipping it out, my brothers would peep in asking “Is it ready now?” … And finally the pudding was in the fridge. Now my brothers got really impatient, asking every now and then “Why is it taking so long?” The result – we had to take the pudding out before it was fully set. We never got to see the layers 🙂 Back in Abu Dhabi , I tried the pudding again and called up Zareena to say that this time I did see the five layers 🙂

I made this pudding recently at a get together and it got awesome responses.. So check out the recipe and try it out..

Recipe Source – Zareena

INGREDIENTS

For the first layer (Biscuit Layer)

Marie Biscuit – 100gm

Butter (unsalted)- 50 gm

Sugar – 1tbsp

For the second layer (Butterscotch Layer)

Caramalised sugar – 2 tbsp

Butter (unsalted) – 50gm

Sugar – 25 gm

Condensed milk – 1/2 tin

For the 3rd layer (China grass Layer)

China grass (Agar Agar)- 5gm

Water -3/4 cup

Condensed Milk – 1/2 tin

Sugar – 1tbsp

Milk – 3/4 tin( measured in the condensed milk tin)

Vanilla essence – 1 tsp

For the fourth layer (Mango Layer)

Mango – 2

Sugar – 1/2 cup

Water – 1/4 cup

For the fifth layer (China grass Layer again)

China grass(Agar Agar) – 5gm

Water -3/4 cup

Condensed Milk – 1/2 tin

Sugar – 1tbsp

Milk – 3/4 tin( measured in the condensed milk tin)

Vanilla essence – 1 tsp

PREPARATION

For the first layer (Biscuit Layer)

Crush the Marie biscuits . Mix the butter and sugar to make a dough. Spread this on a greased tin.Keep it in the fridge to set for atleast half an hour.

For the second layer (Butterscotch Layer)

Mix all the ingredients in a saucepan and boil for 5 minutes. You will get a thick caramel flavoured mixture. When it cools down a bit, pour it over the biscuit layer.Keep the pudding back into the fridge.

For the third layer (China grass Layer)

Soak the china grass in water for 30 minutes. In a saucepan , boil the china grass with water till you get a clear liquid. Remove from fire and sieve.

Boil the milk, condensed milk and sugar. Take it off the fire.

When both the china grass mixture and condensed milk mixture are of the same temperature, mix the two .

Return this mixture to the stove and heat on medium flame stirring continuously. Stir for around 5 minutes till the mixture thickens.

Remove from fire, add the vanilla essence. When it has slightly cooled down, pour it over the butterscotch layer.

Keep it back in fridge to set.

For the fourth layer (Mango Layer)

Puree the mangoes with the sugar in a blender. It should be of a thick consistency. Add water as required and blend once more. When the china grass layer is set, pour the mango mixture over it. Keep back to refrigerate.

For the Fifth Layer (China Grass Layer)

Repeat the process as in the third layer. Pour the cooled mixture slowly over the mango layer. Refrigerate for 3-4 hours

That’s it.. You can top the pudding with whipping cream or pralines.(That will make it a six layer pudding 🙂 )

Sending this to Bookmarked Recipes- Every Tuesday hosted by Aipi and Priya

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Hubby’s aunt (Elemma, as we call her) is a wonderful cook.. Everytime we visit her, I would be curious to see her new dessert preparation… 🙂 ..Once we had a new pudding and I asked her what the ingredient was. She said ‘Condensed milk cooked in pressure cooker’. At first I thought she was pulling my leg, but later found out it was true!!! And I used to call it ‘puzhungiya condensed milk pudding’ 🙂 (steamed condensed milk ) .. After I started blogging, found out there was a technical name for it – Dulce De Leche (hmmm.. sounds more stylish … :))..

The first time I tried the pudding it was way too sweet.. And I hadn’t tried to make it again for a long time.. Recently I thought to try it again by cutting down the sweetness and this time it was a success.. Had made this one during our friends’ visit and yes, it was a hit. My friend Azna, who is an expert cook, has given me the green signal to mention in the blog that she loved the pudding 🙂

Dip the ladyfinger biscuits in the coffee mixture one by one and arrange on a pudding dish .(Do not soak the ladyfinger biscuits, else they will be too soggy. If you are using Marie biscuits , you can add a few tsp of sugar to the coffee mixture).

Keep it the fridge while you prepare the second layer.

Layer 2.

In a pressure cooker ,place the condensed milk and fill water till the can is immersed completely.

Close the cooker and cook on medium flame with the weight on. After the first whistle, reduce the flame to low and cook for 45 minutes .

Allow the cooker to cool and then open and take out the can. After the can is cooled well , open it. Voila, the condensed milk has turned to a toffee like semi solid mixture .This is the Dulce de leche…

In a thick bottom pan, mix together the dulce de leche, 3 cups milk, powdered sugar and nestle cream. Heat this on a medium flame and when it starts to boil , add the cornflour dissolved in ½ cup milk.

Stir well till you get a thick mixture. Remove from flame , add the sliced almonds and a few drops of vanilla essence.

Pour this mixture over the biscuit layer. Keep it back to the fridge and allow it to set for atleast 2 hours.